<< Our Photo Pages >> Taras Temple - Ancient Temple in Italy in Puglia
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Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Taras Temple Alternative Name: Colonne doriche, Colonne d'ErcoleCountry: Italy Region: Puglia Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Taranto Nearest Village: Taranto
Latitude: 40.473767N Longitude: 17.233070E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Remains of ancient Greek temple, posibly of Poseydon. Only two columns survive at the Piazza Castello.
Remains of an other temple have been built into the Chuch of St. Domenico at the West end of the Island/Acropolis.
Taras, now modern day Taranto, was a Spartan colony founded 706 BCE.
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